More and more people do online shopping. Why is this the situation? What is the effect of online shopping on shops and communities?

Today, with the internet so readily accessible to us more and more people are turning to online shopping for all their needs. Clothes, Shoes, Electronics, Groceries and even fruits and vegetables can now be purchased via the internet.

This

essay shall look into the reasons why people are switching to online shopping

instead

of traditional shopping, and

also

discuss its effects on shops and societies. There are several advantages of shopping online, because of which people are opting for

this

method of shopping. The

first

is the ability to shop at a time

that is

convenient to you

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not just when the shops are open. The

second

advantages of shopping online is that goods are often cheaper as the seller does not have the costs of running a shop and having to pay wages to salespersons

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insurance and all of the other running costs of a real world business. Online shopping can

also

be a lot more comfortable than real world shopping, as people do not have to go out in bad weather sometimes. A huge advantages of shopping online is that people have the opportunity to compare as many products and prices as they want, without having to spend the time and money to travel between several different shops. They are

also

able to read reviews that have been written by other people who have purchased the

item

they are considering. They are able to find out about the

item

from a genuine user not just the salesperson.

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Finally, they

are able to find and buy products all over the world not just in their local area, which makes purchasing of hard-to-find items a lot easier. There are many negative effects of the trend of online shopping

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people and societies. The main negative of shopping online is that people have to pay shipping costs and have to wait for the items they purchased to be shipped and delivered. Another disadvantage is that they cannot feel or see the

item

they want to buy. Sometimes

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the

item

they get could be quite different from what they wanted. Another disadvantage of shopping online is that it is cumbersome to return faulty goods. It can literally take weeks to exchange a faulty product purchased online.

Then

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Cyber-crime

crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs

cybercrime

is

also

an issue. A person’s credit card number could be hacked and misused. In summary, the main reasons of shopping online are the convenience and cost savings, which are

also

the positive effects. There are many negative effects on local shops and societies. Despite the negative

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I believe that online shopping is here to stay and prosper.